Ahmetcan Kaplan

Ahmetcan Kaplan
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 13
Youth career
2013–2020 Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Trabzonspor 13 (0)
2022– Ajax 15 (0)
2023– Jong Ajax 13 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Turkey U16 8 (0)
2019–2020 Turkey U17 14 (1)
2021–2022 Turkey U19 5 (1)
2022–2024 Turkey U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Ahmetcan Kaplan (/ahmet'd͡ʒan/; born 16 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax.

Club career

A youth product of Trabzonspor, Kaplan signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 August 2020.[1] He made his professional debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Alanyaspor on 27 September 2021.[2]

Kaplan joined Dutch club Ajax of the Eredivisie on a five-year contract in August 2022.[3]

International career

Kaplan is an international for Turkey, having earlier been a youth international, represented the Turkey U16s and U17s.

On 7 June 2024, he was selected in Turkey's 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trabzonspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 13 0 5 0 0 0 — 18 0
2022–23 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 11 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 13 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 6 0
Total 15 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 11 0 — — — 11 0
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 2 1 — — — 2 1
Total 13 1 — — — 13 1
Career total 38 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 47 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Trabzonspor

References

  1. ^ "Trabzonspor genç stoper Ahmetcan Kaplan'a imzayı attırdı!". 61saat.com.
  2. ^ "Trabzonspor vs. Alanyaspor - 27 September 2021". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Ajax signs contract with Ahmetcan Kaplan". AFC Ajax. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ HABER 61, Trabzon Haber-. "Trabzonspor'un genç ismi Ahmetcan Kaplan'dan samimi açıklamalar". haber61.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)